Chair: Prof. John Healey (Manchester University)
Dr. William D. Glanzman (University of British Columbia): "South Arabia's
international commerce (3rd century BC - 3rd century AD)": A
re-assesment of the Evidence".
Dr. Beatrice Nicolini (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan): "The
source of spice: Europe, Oman and Zanzibar during the
XIX century".

Open discussion (The speakers of the day are kindly required to be present).

Chair: Dr. Sebastian Brock (Oxford University)
Dr. Andrey Korotayev (Moscow University): "'Aramaeans' in a late Sabaic
inscription".
Dr. Serguei A. Frantsouzoff (St. Petersburg University): "A gezeµrah-decree
from ancient South Arabia (new approach to the
interpretation of MAFRAY-H|as\iµ 1)"
Dr. Marek Baranski (Warsaw University): "The adoption of the arch structure in
the architecture of the Arabian peninsula".
Open discussion (The speakers of the day are kindly required to be present).